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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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